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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/novita-ai.json\n- Best model APIs and inference for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/inference/index.md\n- All 407 models comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inference/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Fireworks AI Inference (BB)\n\nGood for: Fireworks AI Inference runs open models through OpenAI-compatible chat and completion APIs.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 70 against 28\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 93 against 62\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 72\n- Security \u0026 auth, 85 against 65\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 66 against 56\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: The Responses API stores conversations for 30 days by default unless store is false\n\n### Novita AI (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry.\n\nWatch for: No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Fireworks AI Inference | Novita AI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 28 | Fireworks AI Inference +42 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 93 | 62 | Fireworks AI Inference +31 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 72 | Fireworks AI Inference +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 85 | 65 | Fireworks AI Inference +20 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 35 | Fireworks AI Inference +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 62 | Fireworks AI Inference +3 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 66 | 56 | Fireworks AI Inference +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **73.5 · BB** | **53.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Fireworks AI Inference | Novita AI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Fireworks.ai, Inc. | Novita AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1` | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences. | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-18 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-05 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-05-13 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Popularity | 10 stars | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4.3/5 (4) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Fireworks AI Inference.** Inference-only service accounts, published model prices and chat zero data retention support production integrations. Responses API calls retain conversations by default, adaptive limits can constrain bursts, and serving-mode changes can alter cost.\n\n**Novita AI.** Per-token prices for about 140 language models are public, and each key can carry an expiry, a model allowlist and a source IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or security.txt was found, the per-model rate limit figures are drawn by script, and both vendor SDK repositories are archived while the docs still point to them.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Fireworks AI Inference\n\n1. Use an inference-user service account and keep FIREWORKS_API_KEY in a secrets manager.\n2. Use https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1 for OpenAI-compatible requests and the complete accounts/fireworks/models identifier.\n3. Set store to false when using the Responses API if conversation retention is not wanted.\n4. Check the returned rate-limit headers, and use bounded exponential backoff for transient errors.\n5. Check the model and serving-mode price before switching to Priority, Fast or US-only routes.\n\n### Novita AI\n\n1. Set the OpenAI client base URL to `https://api.novita.ai/openai` and send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`. Keys start with `sk_`\n2. Do not close a connection to stop generation. A request that reached the model is billed in full under status 499, so cap output with `max_tokens`\n3. On 429, check whether the code is `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` or `TOKEN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` and back off exponentially. No `Retry-After` header is documented\n4. Read the changelog for retirement notices before pinning a model id. One retirement in October 2026 came with 11 days' notice\n5. Ask the account owner for a key with an expiry, a model access policy and an IP allowlist. Keys are created and deleted only in the console\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Fireworks AI Inference or Novita AI?\n\nFireworks AI Inference scores 73.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Do Fireworks AI Inference and Novita AI need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Fireworks AI Inference and Novita AI without installing anything?\n\nYes. Fireworks AI Inference has a hosted endpoint at https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1 and Novita AI at https://api.novita.ai/openai.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fireworks-inference-vs-novita-ai.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fireworks-inference-vs-novita-ai.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"fireworks-inference\", \"b\": \"novita-ai\"}`. 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